Live Auction 7734Russian Art
Christie’s roundel
Lot 225

A silver badge for the Imperial Russian Fire Brigade Society

ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, UNRECORDED MAKER'S MARK BA

Closed9 June 2009

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GBP 625

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A silver badge for the Imperial Russian Fire Brigade Society
St. Petersburg, 1908-1917, unrecorded maker's mark BA
Decorated with the Cyrillic monogram of grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, the honorary chairman of the society superimposed with a monogram of Maria Pavlovna, the Cyrillic letters 'I. R. P. O' for the Imperial Russian Fire Society on the ribbon beneath, marked behind crown
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
For a similar badge see: S. B. Patrikeev and A. D. Bojnovich, Badges of Russia, Moscow- St. Petersburg, 1995, p. 292, figure no. 8.3 a.

Presented to Adolf Janson on 1st January 1914.

Specialist note

Sold together with a Certificate from the Imperial Russian Fire Brigade Society under the patronage of Maria Pavlovna stating that the recipient, Adolf Yanson [Janson] was the assistant to the head of the Fenneriska Fire Brigade. The certificate is also dated 1st January 1914.